‘I cannot understand why you should wish to leave this beautiful country and go back to the dry, gray place you call Kansas.’
‘That is because you have no brains,’ answered the girl. “No matter how dreary and gray our homes are, we people of flesh and blood would rather live there than in any other [...]

Roald Dhal is one of my favorite authors and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is my favorite Dhal book. I finished reading it to my nephew and niece a couple of days back. I think this is one book that they have enjoyed very much. Reading the book again after all these years was fun. [...]

Ladybird Favourite Tales are the timeless, treasured stories that generations of children have grown up with and loved. These easy-to-read retellings, enhanced by rich, colourful, and exciting illustrations beautifully captures the all the magic of the original stories.